{"product_id":"talker-25","title":"Talker 25","description":"\u003cp\u003eDebut author Joshua McCune's gritty and heart-pounding novel is a masterful reimagining of popular dragon fantasy set in a militant future reminiscent of Paolo Bacigalupi's \u003cem\u003eShip Breaker\u003c\/em\u003e and Ann Aguirre's \u003cem\u003eOutpost\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e called it \"absolutely gripping and absolutely horrifying.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a high-school prank gone horribly wrong—sneaking onto the rez to pose next to a sleeping dragon—and now senior Melissa Callahan has become an unsuspecting pawn in a war between Man and Monster, between family and friends and the dragons she has despised her whole life. Chilling, epic, and wholly original, this debut novel imagines a North America where dragons are kept on reservations, where strict blackout rules are obeyed no matter the cost, where the highly weaponized military operates in secret, and where a gruesome television show called \u003cem\u003eKissing Dragons\u003c\/em\u003e unites the population. Joshua McCune's debut novel offers action, adventure, fantasy, and a reimagining of popular dragon lore. \"The story packs significant punch.\"—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joshua McCune","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":68666864304434,"sku":"9780062121936","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/7934\/0850\/files\/9780062121936.jpg?v=1794635878","url":"https:\/\/53rdstreetbooks.com\/products\/talker-25","provider":"53rd Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}